three signs it's time to move to the cloud
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ThreeSignsIt’sTimetoMoveTotheCloudAnswering these three questions will help you decideif the cloud could benefit your organization.
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Question1:Does securing your data seem like a constant game of catch-up?
a
b
c
No. We are 100% confident in our security. We stay ahead of attackers.
We experience security ‘fire drills’ once in a while.
Yes. Data proliferates so quickly that we can’t manage it.
IfyouansweredBorC,it’stimetoconsiderthecloud.
EstablishingEffectiveSecurityintheCloud
Effectivesecurityisonlyestablishedbypeople,
processes, andtechnologiesworkinginunison.At
thesametime,employeesandITpolicymakers
can’talwaysreconciletheconflicting requirements
ofdataowners, datausers, disparateapplications,
andvaryingregulatoryframeworks.Cloud
computingprovides inherentsecuritybecausein
mostcases,authentication,encryption, data
protection,anddatadisposal arebakedinfromthe
start.Inotherwords, thecloudisactuallymore
securethanon-premise servers.
Question2:Is your current disaster recovery (DR) plan correct and reliable?
a
b
c
Yes. We can recover critical services from a disaster within hours.
We have a DR plan, but it is not current or well-tested.
No. Change happens too quickly to control our DR process.
IfyouansweredBorC,it’stimetoconsiderthecloud.>
Awell-architectedcloud applicationcanwithstand
failuresatatacticallevel, anditcanalsotolerate
strategicsystem-widefailuresataregionallevel.
Thismeansyoucaneasilyandinexpensively
deploy acloudservicetomultiple locations
aroundtheworld.Comparethiswiththecostand
difficulty ofrunningyourowndatacentersin
multiple regions.Deployingdataandservices to
multiple regionshelps protectyourapplication
frommajoroutagesinasingleregion.
DisasterRecoveryintheCloud>
Question3:Would you describe your business as resource constrained?
a
b
c
No. We have plenty of storage capacity and human capital to sustain optimal resource utilization.
We are not constrained right now, but business needs may change that.
Yes. We are operating at capacity and need to optimize our resource utilization.
IfyouansweredBorC,it’stimetoconsiderthecloud.
Manyorganizations,whenfacedwithresource
challenges, putoffcapitalexpenditures andseek
alternativestoacquiringnewhardwareplatforms.
Butiftransitionisdeferredfortoolong,hardware
maintenancecostsriseanyway,andyour
applicationswillfallbehind thecurrentstandards.
Cloud computingoffersanonramptonew
computingadvances, suchasnon-relational
databases,newlanguages,andframeworksthat
aredesignedtoencouragescalability andfreeup
yourtimetofocus ontheneedsofyourbusiness.
>ScalabilityintheCloud
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